Penn was the first to
score in the first set, but four straight kills by the Lions put Columbia on
top the rest of the way.

The second set was a back-and-forth battle up to
an 11-all midway through. A 4-1 Penn run put the Quakers in front, 15-12, but
Columbia rallied back to knot the score at 15. The score was tied once more at
16-16, but that would be as close as the Lions would come as the Quakers picked
up the momentum and evened the series using a 9-2 run to close out the second
set.

The third set also began as a close fight. With
the score tied 13-13, Columbia embarked on a 5-0 run to regain the lead. Gaughn
registered four kills in a row during the surge as she became Columbia's
all-time leader in kills.

With the Lions up 19-15, Penn went outscored the
Lions 4-1 to knot the score, 22-22. A kill by Caitlin Brenton put the Lions
back in front, but the Quakers followed up with a kill by Emma White to make it
23-23. The teams traded points yet again for another tie at 24. Katarina
Jovicic posted a kill to put the Lions back in the lead, but two attacking
errors by Columbia pushed Penn into the lead, 26-25. The Lions silenced the
Quakers for the final time of the set with three consecutive points, bringing
the crowd to its feet as the Lions took a 2-1 match advantage.

Columbia pulled away from a 3-3 tie in the fourth
set to build up to a 12-5 advantage. From there, the Lions were nearly
unstoppable and continued to extend its lead en route to the victory.

Gaughn not only recorded
24 kills, but made it another double-double as she added 14 digs. Brenton also had a strong day on attack for the Lions, contributing 13 kills to
go with a team-best .444 hitting percentage thanks to committing only one attack
error on the night.

Colleen Brennan was the
second Lion to record a double-double, as she recorded a match-high 53 assists
and 16 digs. Charlee Dyroff led the Lions with a team-high 28 digs on the
night.

Columbia will look to roll
with its fifth straight win as the Lions close out the season at home for
Senior Night on Saturday against Princeton at 5 p.m.